My cousin Bboy Wicket teaches workshops around the globe. He was holding two sessions in SF covering powermoves and footwork flava.

I was able to check out day two. It started out as toprock warmups then straight to drills and combinations. He doesn’t simplify for the beginners, but teaches difficult combos to challenge the experienced dancers. All levels were welcome. He even helped people with he most basic six step.

As a surprise, BGirl Shorty and Alison of the Beat Freaks were in the area for the Brittney tour. They’ve known Wick since he was in his teens. It was cool chillin with them. Man, their footwork was fast and clean.

By the end of the workshop, everyone was drenched in sweat. Wick gets you conditioned for battle. Come train with him.

Every year, one of my co-workers goes to Vegas to run a national scrabble championship. I figure he must be pretty good. Today I had a chance to chat with him. I asked him if scrabble was luck. He said it isn’t, and if he played 100 games, he would win 99 of them. That’s a damn good ratio! But he did say, I you’re playing someone who’s at your level. It’s more luck than if you played someone who’s a lot better. He mentioned to know all your two letter words for playing parallel. Another tip was, the tiles you don’t have are more important than the tiles you do have. Now I felt like I was talking to a martial arts master! There are similarities though. Last tip was to keep your tiles balanced or you’ll end up with all consonants or vowels. It’s better to get rid of tiles and be in a better position, than to get more points… Sometimes.